Nap out of it.
At least three House lawmakers were caught snoozing in the middle of marathon committee work that bled into Wednesday morning to stitch together President Trump’s “big, beautiful” agenda bill.
Footage of Reps. Blake Moore (R-Utah), Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) conked out after burning the midnight oil quickly took the internet by storm.
During the wee morning hours just shy of 5 a.m., Moore, 44, vice chair of the House Republican Conference, was seen slumbering during a House Ways and Means Committee markup of the tax component of Trump’s marquee agenda bill.
Moore was captured by C-SPAN cameras slouched back in his chair with his head sunk into his shoulders while the panel was getting ready to take a vote.
Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.), who was seated next to him, had to nudge the Utah rep awake, prompting him to laugh.
The Ways and Means Committee managed to pass its tax plan about three hours later, though the measure has sparked significant divisions within the GOP. The panel had deliberated for about 17 hours during markup.
Dingell, 71, was caught with her eyes closed during markup on the Energy and Commerce Committee review of a plan to slash some $900 billion in spending over the next 10 years, including by making cuts to Medicaid.
“Been up for 31 hours straight fighting Republicans trying to gut Medicaid. Closed my eyes to think about an America where everyone has access to quality, affordable health care,” she later fired back at conservative critics who mocked her for getting some shut-eye.
That committee has spent well over 24 hours deliberating and was still going as of 2:30 p.m. ET.
Also on the Energy and Commerce Committee, Schakowsky, 80, was spotted nodding off.
Schakowsky announced last week that she won’t vie for reelection in 2026. If she opted to run again, she would’ve faced a primary challenge from lefty influencer Kat Abughazaleh, who worked for Media Matters to track conservative media before getting laid off.
The Energy and Commerce Committee and the Ways and Means Committee were tasked with crafting the most controversial pieces of the “big, beautiful” bill — the cuts to Medicaid and tax reform, which has sparked infighting over the state and local tax deduction (SALT) in particular.
This is part of the reason why those committee markups took so long.
Netizens wasted little time lampooning the reps for not being able to stay awake, declining to show any sympathy for the fact that lawmakers were forced to pull all-nighters.
“Debbie Dingell is NOT woke,” conservative outlet Townhall.com needled.
Trending Politics co-owner Collin Rugg cut together a montage of the sleepy reps to the tune of Brahms Lullaby.
“TERM LIMITS! Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) OUT COLD asleep while on the job. Do any of you get to sleep while at the office? These people have ZERO CARE for how Americans perceive Congress,” Florida Voice News’ Eric Daugherty chided.
After House Republicans advance the key pieces of the “big, beautiful” bill out of various committees, the House Budget Committee will begin working to package it together during a Friday markup.
The marquee legislation features an extension of the 2017 tax cuts, no taxes on tips and overtime pay, bolstered border security, beefed up energy supply and more.
Republican leadership is hoping to get the measure to Trump’s desk by the Fourth of July, but must overcome pronounced internal divisions before doing so.
